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To: microhoogle! who wrote (47087)	10/16/2000 3:14:23 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Anyone have similar statistics on liaraholics like Gore? JLA

To: microhoogle! who wrote (47087)	10/16/2000 4:37:01 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<Does anyone have an idea/statistics about ex alcoholics relapsing to old habits?>> I know 7 guys who went the detox route. 6 of them go to bars and drink diet colas. The other has had one beer in the last five years. Part of the whole routine is finding a higher power and living a calmer life.

To: microhoogle! who wrote (47087)	10/16/2000 6:22:03 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Most experts on alcoholism believe that cures are not really available. Something off Medline for your amusement: : Ther Umsch 1997 Jul;54(7):390-2 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut [Diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism]. [Article in German] Fisch HU Psychiatrische Poliklinik, Inselspital, Bern. Alcoholism is the single most important psychiatric and psychosocial disease in Switzerland. The average Swiss citizen consumes about 10 l alcohol/year, the equivalent of half a bottle of hard liquor/week. The expenses for alcoholic beverages exceed the expenses for mandatory school education. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder which in its course and approach to treatment can be compared with diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. Similar to other chronic diseases, therapy consists in counselling and medication. The relevant goal is improvement rather than cure. PMID: 9333988, UI: 97410709 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------